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**1/2 Shoveljerk

SWARM

(Capricorn)

Finally a rock band from Capricorn who transcend the flaccid jam-band ethos and sound as if they had a foot in the '90s. Part hard-rock, part-punk, and part old-fashioned Southern-rock redneck thrills (listen to that pot-and-moonshine slide carving up the opening track like grandpa all jacked up and pig-stickin' a Thanksgiving bird), these guys do the post-Pixies tango with the best of 'em in tunes like "Unwind," and they have more control over dynamics than your average alterna-bear. By the way, they're from Seattle, not the southland.

-- Ted Drozdowski


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